Where does “merenrannikko” come from?

merenrannikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish rannikko, from Finnish Ranta, from Finnish ranta, from Proto-Finnic ranta, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

merenrannikko (Finnish): seashore, seacoast, seaboard

Definitions

  1. seashore, seacoast, seaboard

Ancestry of “merenrannikko”, step by step

merenrannikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rannikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrannikkocoast
2FinnishRantaAny of a number of small places in Finland
3Finnishrantashore; beach; bank
4Proto-Finnicrantashore, coast
5Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
6Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Finnish meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt- →